Track Listing

1. Funk #49
2. Tend My Garden
3. Bomber (Medley): Closet Queen/Cast Your Fate To The Wind/Bolero
4. Walk Away
5. Midnight Man
6. Mother Says
7. Turn To Stone
8. Meadows
9. Rocky Mountain Way
10. Help Me Thru The Night
11. Life's Been Good
12. All Night Long
13. Confessor
14. Life Of Illusion
15. Ordinary Average Guy

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7861 in Music
• Released on: 2002-12-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Original recording remastered, Import
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

From Amazon.com
Good-natured rock & roll wise guy Joe Walsh not only made a name for himself as guitarist for The Eagles and The James Gang, but he also had a successful solo career. Known for his self-deprecating sense of humor ("Life's Been Good") and his dirty guitar boogie (the pulsating "Rocky Mountain Way"), Walsh drew a fan base from those who were fond of the harder edge he gave to The Eagles. He was easily one of the better guitarists of his generation, not so much for flashy licks but for his rhythmic sensibilities and awareness of restraint and economy. Yet Walsh continued to view himself as an "Ordinary Average Guy." His keen self-awareness and his understanding of the importance of rock in the overall scheme of things was further evidenced in "A Life of Illusion." Even the title of this collection, Greatest Hits: Little Did He Know shows Walsh, for all of his talent, never lost sight of the fact that it's only rock & roll. The album also contains the memorable "Funk#49," "Bolero," and "Midnight Man." --Steve Gdula

CD Description
Joe Walsh's blues-edged guitar riffs helped define the 'take no prisoners' approach to the rowdy rock & roll party of the seventies. His vocals and guitar work were a call to armsto cut loose and get down. Prior to his well-received service with the Eagles, ,Walsh headed the James Gang, writing and singing their hits, "Walk Away", "The Bomber" and the Beatles-influenced "Midnight Man". All of these and more are contained in this best-of compilation. Along with a healthy portion of his work with the James Gang, this disc also features selections from his solo releases of the '80s, including the sardonic "Life's Been Good" and the rocking "All Night Long".

Customer Reviews

The best available Joe Walsh-compilation
This is the definitive Joe Walsh-collection. The double-disc "Look At What I Did" is simply too much for anyone but the very serious fan (and the very serious fan probably has Joe's studio albums and doesn't need a compilation album).

But this one gets it right. Fifteen songs culled from Walsh's solo career, as well as his James Gang-days (although a real James Gang-lover should probably go get their Greatest Hits in addition to this album).

And all the best and best-known songs are here: "Walk Away", "Turn To Stone", "Help Me Trough The Night", "All Night Long", "Life's Been Good" and ten more. No filler at all, and even though some fans could probably point to one or two tracks that definately should have been here, this will satisfy almost everyone who doesn't want to invest in the original albums.

Amazing collection
I bought this album only knowing one song from it (Help Me Thru the Night). I bought it on faith and I have to say I was not disappointed.

Its a wonderful collection of great rock tunes. The only problem is, that once you've listened to it you want to buy more CD's from Joe Walsh!

Tracks which stand out are 'Tend My Garden', 'Mother Says' and 'The Confessor'. However, every track is great.

A superb collection
This is the definitive Joe Walsh-collection. The double-disc "Look At What I Did" is simply too much for anyone but the very serious fan (and the very serious fan probably has Joe's studio albums and doesn't need a compilation album).

But this one gets it right. Fifteen songs culled from Walsh's solo career, as well as his James Gang-days (although a real James Gang-lover should probably go get their Greatest Hits in addition to this album).

And all the best and best-known songs are here: "Walk Away", "Turn To Stone", "Help Me Trough The Night", "All Night Long", "Life's Been Good" and ten more. No filler at all, and even though some fans could probably point to one or two tracks that definately should have been here, this will satisfy almost everyone who doesn't want to invest in the original albums.